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OUSD(I) and the components, and providing recommendations to the DIHRB, the USD(I), and the USD(P&R) on personnel business practices related to DCIPS implementation. 117 OUSD(I) has a clear decision-making process for implementation, but decisions have not always been communicated or explained clearly to the workforce; sometimes, they have appeared arbitrary. One example is the split of GS-13 level personnel into pay bands 3 and 4 upon conversion to DCIPS. The DIHRB could not reach consensus on this issue, so the USD(I) decided to place GS-13 steps 1 and 2 into band 3, and those in steps 3 and above into band 4. The effect was to place into two new and separate pay ranges employees who sat side by side, did the same work in similar positions, and previously were in the same salary range. Many employees who view the decision-making process as confusing and seemingly arbitrary—and the outcome as unfair—cited this example. Finding 4-4 Decisions have not been adequately explained to employees, which leads them to be distrustful of the decision-making process and view resulting decisions as unfair. OPEN COMMUNICATION ▪ Information Access ▪ Outreach ▪ Feedback Open communication entails providing the workforce with access to accurate and timely information. It also requires establishing an outreach mechanism for gathering and considering employee feedback. Information Access The framework’s Information Access element refers specifically to having a website to support broad information sharing concerning design, training, and other implementation issues. 118 OUSD(I) maintains two sites for sharing program-related content: the DCIPS website and the DCIPS Readiness Tool. DCIPS Website. The DCIPS Website (http://dcips.dtic.mil) offers status updates, links to information, and frequently asked questions pages aimed at addressing multiple issues. The website is the primary resource to which the intelligence component workforce is directed for a variety of information needs. The website is primarily used by the military service organizations, which have accounted for well over 60 percent of the users in the past two years. At a minimum, a good website should be: 117 Ibid, p. 7. 118 2008 OPM Framework, p. 25. 66
• Credible, timely, and original in its content; • Responsive to the user; • Easy to read and understand; • Interactive; • Well organized; • Filling a necessary niche. 119 The website fills an important niche for the intelligence components. However, it does not contain timely information that is interactive and responsive to the user. The home page offers a message from the USD(I) that has been updated only four times since its creation in 2007, most recently in January 2010. Further, the message lacks many key aspects of leadership engagement described earlier (sense of urgency, case for change, and the like) but instead discusses NDAA’s effects. The remaining information on the site is generally one-dimensional, allowing for information to flow outward rather than in a manner that facilitates two-way communication. The website was intended to be an information-sharing tool. As such, the information should be message based, technical, relevant, and timely. Websites currently use Web 2.0 tools to facilitate openness and engage and inform their audience. An example would be a prominently displayed blog that provides updates, answers questions, and interacts with users. Allowing the blog to receive comments would create a dialogue between users and administrators, stimulating open communication. Additionally, a video message from the USD(I) might be effective. These changes would support a more engaging, relevant, and multi-dimensional communication channel. Comments from the Academy focus groups included multiple concerns with the website. Some users noted OUSD(I)’s overreliance on the site as its primary (and sometimes sole) communication channel. DCIPS employees are strongly encouraged to visit the site to address their questions or seek information, but usage data suggest that the website does not meet these information needs. Visits to the website peaked during 2008. Since then, most visitors view only the home page; few click through to other pages. 2010 tracking figures to date indicate that the home page was visited more than 400,000 times, but that other pages typically had only 1,000 to 4,000 hits. This rate suggests that visitors open the home page, see little that has changed, and then leave the site. Thus, new but less prominently placed content might be missed. 119 King, Andrew B. “What Makes a Great Web Site” Web Development and Design Tutorials, Tips and Reviews - WebReference.com. Internet.com, Aug. 1999. Web. 21 Apr. 2010. http://www.webreference.com/greatsite.html. 67
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A Report by a Panel of the NATIONAL
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FOREWORD The terrorist attacks of S
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD.........
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Governance ........................
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ACRONYMS Academy CWB DCIPS DIA DIHR
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The terrorist att
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• It is too soon to draw conclusi
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CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND, METHODOLOGY A
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• The adequacy of the training, p
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• Chapter 6: The Way Forward for
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CHAPTER 2 THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT FO
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National intelligence is still orga
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ewarded longevity over performance
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OTHERS FACTORS THAT IMPACTED DCIPS
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Page 41 and 42: PRINCIPLE The system is transparent
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Page 105 and 106: CONCLUSIONS The Panel finds that a
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Page 115 and 116: Table 5-1. NGA Indices and Comparat
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APPENDIX B Committee on U.S. Nation
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APPENDIX B PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUAL
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Michael Jackson*—President and Fo
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Defense Intelligence Agency Kendrea
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APPENDIX C APPENDIX C BIBLIOGRAPHY
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APPENDIX C Langbein, L. “The impa
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APPENDIX D APPENDIX D MERIT SYSTEMS
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APPENDIX D (10) Discriminating agai
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APPENDIX E APPENDIX E DCIPS PERFORM
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